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Not only has Grafton Township Supervisor candidate Pam Fender had an objection filed against her petitions, but so has one been filed against Nunda Township Supervisor John Heisler’s.

The objection is that Heisler’s filing is incomplete because he did not attach a receipt from his filing of his Statement of Economic Interest. This form must be filed by all elected officials or they get removed from office, so Heisler has obviously filed one. What he apparently did not do is attach a receipt showing that he had filed it.

You can read the objection below. Click to enlarge any image.

If Heisler is kicked off the ballot, that would leave a three-way Republican Primary Election with the following facing off against each other:

Bridgett Provenzano (current Township Clerk and wife of County Board member Nick Provenzano)

Kelvin Lee Jennings (current Trustee)

Kerry Leigh (Oakwood Hills Trustee)

If kicked off the ballot before December 26th, Heisler, like Fender, could run as an Independent.

You need to file the receipt because the Statement of Economic Interests is filed with another government body so the township clerk and anyone else shouldn’t have to go looking for it.

The pages have to be numbered consecutively so no one can slip something in later, and so that objections can be filed which need to be able to reference a page and line number of any signature objected to.

John’s petitions were thrown out ten years ago because he didn’t number the pages.

I hate these cheesy ways to avoid offering the people a real choice….these objections are house keeping issues….John could get all the signers he wants…he has proven that…I won’t look at the petitions of my opponents and request my supporters follow suit….Oh, they should be reviewed ….but not by me or on my behalf… not a way to improve chances to win.

Win because you are the best choice not because you have studied Niccolo…..